Novels like Limited-Time Happiness
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Limited-Time Happiness, best match first.
- 1 My Brother Bought a Bottle of Cola and Won a Maybach 我弟买了瓶可乐，抽中了迈巴赫 [This story is part of a lesbian series and features a BE aesthetic] Jin Xiaoxuan, the only daughter of a wealthy family, vs. Su Yajing, a girl who is bullied If I ever return to my original timeline, remember that in this one, there was someone named Jin Xiaoxuan who loved you very, very much. During a Coca-Cola promotion and prize draw, Liang Nini's younger brother won a Maybach, while Liang Nini won the grand prize: a trip to a parallel timeline. There, she met Su Yajing, a girl who was bei 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 After Tricking Her into Marriage While Disguised as a Man, My Unhinged Wife Sent Me To... 女扮男装骗婚后，疯批娇妻送我入 [Both leads are devoted only to each other + woman disguises herself as a man + treasure-identifying eyes + wife-chasing on the road to ruin + intense push and pull] After tricking me into marriage while disguised as a man, my unhinged, pampered wife sent me to prison Jiang Lingchen, young head of the Capital’s Bureau of Appraisal, was blessed with a handsome face and a pair of “golden eyes” that could discern yin from yang and tell the real from the fake. Everyone called her a modest and gentle 687Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 3 Summer Should Be Over 夏天该结束了 Two female leads + age gap + separation + regret (Told from the younger Su Zixing's perspective) “Summer should come to an end, but please don't forget me.” “Loving someone who already has someone in their heart is painful. I couldn't let go, not until I drifted farther and farther away from you.” “I think I had a dream. In it, I lost someone I loved very much.” 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Transmigrated as the Villainess, and the Heroine Tortured Me 穿越成恶毒女配，我被女主虐身虐 [Transmigrated as the villainess × the aloof original heroine | The villainess suffers physically and emotionally early on] The day Lin Wan transmigrated into a book, she had the original heroine, Shen Qinghan, cornered at the edge of a cliff, ready to complete her “evil villainess” mission by getting herself killed. Bound to a survival System, she was forced to turn around and fuss over the woman she hated with all her might. She took a fatal blow for her, then coldly tossed her a bottle of med 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Seventh Time I Hugged You 第七次拥抱你 Before meeting Shi Zhi, Qin An's life was all about making money, making money, and making money. After meeting Shi Zhi, she discovered there were so many things in life that mattered. Just when she thought they could spend the rest of their lives together, Shi Zhi died at twenty-eight. Watching the woman she loved take her own life to follow her was so painful Qin An could hardly breathe. Then an accident happened, and she was reborn fifteen days before they first met. She thought, This time, w 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Before Eternity 在地久天长之前 {Mutual pining / 1v1 / slow-burn tension / guaranteed ending} They were each other’s closest childhood friends, and the deepest ache of their youth. The girls’ secret, innocent feelings that summer were tucked inside the bubbles of every bottle of soda, hidden in the afterglow of every sunset, and buried in the soft, wild days of their eighteenth year. From then on, fate tangled their lives together, and daylight failed them. I once naively thought that fate had meant for us to be together. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 I Would Give Everything for You 为了你我可以付出一切 [Two women] [BE] If I hadn't met you back then, perhaps I would have died long ago... You shine too brightly... like the sun... My death was destined from the start... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Double Happiness 【囍】 The wind chime was blown to the ground and shattered; The fireworks saved for next year were soaked by the torrential rain and ruined; The basin of foam that could blow out rainbow-colored bubbles was scorched by the blazing sun and dried up; The butterflies of Butterfly Valley no longer rose from the flowers stretching across the hills, and the sky after the rain no longer held a rainbow. The wedding characters in Fengning Palace fell onto the bed, the floor, the tables, and the chairs. The nea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Drowning Together 同溺 [Two Female Leads! Read at Your Own Risk! Adult Romance! Lesbian Enemies-to-Lovers! Intense Push and Pull! Two Strong Leads! Tragic Romance! A Love-Hate Saga!] Su Manqing x Ning Xiyan A seductive flower of vengeance x a cold, fragile flower on a lonely peak Unhinged x unhinged | Only a villain can tame another villain ⚠️ Pure love-hate saga, and what they’re chasing together isn’t love, but destruction!!!! Ning Xiyan: No one ever taught me what love was, so I mistook a fluttering heart for jealo 106Reads—Score10114d adds
- 10 From the Start, I Tore Apart My Jerk Ex, Then Decided to Find a Girlfriend 开局手撕渣男，我决定找个女朋友 [Online gaming + meeting in real life + campus life + everyday moments, realistic, not a power fantasy] (Goofy tomboy vs. gentle, mature mom) What would you do if you saw your boyfriend making out passionately with another girl? Why hesitate? Of course you teach him a lesson! From today on, the racket in my hand is named “Virtue”! My boyfriend is way too much trouble! So I’ve decided to tear that scumbag apart and get myself a girlfriend instead!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Shadows Stretch Across the Endless Night 余影漫过长夜未尽 - Lin Ye: “They say... we’re not from the same world.” Shen Zhao covered her mouth with one hand. Tears shimmered in her eyes, yet she laughed. “I chose this road. If you dare walk it, I’ll dare follow you.” After all, their shadows had long since intertwined. Through countless unspoken moments of caring, they had crossed the long night, but their story had never reached its end. Bai Zhou bit down on her shoulder, tears mingling with the taste of wine as they soaked into the fabric. “The pe 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Winter, a Hint of Chill 冬，微凉 My name is Mi Nanxing. My beloved gave me this name. In my uneventful life, what came first wasn't that cold, beautiful face, but a faint milky scent. Then came flushed cheeks. You made me love you and hate you. We had been in love for years and promised to marry at Christmas, but I broke my promise. She hated me for the rest of her life. It turned out that this was only one lifetime in the mortal world. Theme: No matter how many times we relive it, the ending is still losing you. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 The Spring of the Thirteenth Year 第十三年春时 (Modern city + campus + pure yuri + tragic ending, not a power fantasy) [Well-behaved student girl VS fiercely protective female big shot] When I first saw the splendor of the big city, I met her: dazzlingly beautiful and full of spirit. The second time we met, she tossed me a card loaded with over three hundred yuan and kept me for four years. After learning the truth, I decided to get back at her by clinging to her for the rest of my life. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Factory Auntie Is Forty, but Looks Eighteen 厂姨四十犹十八 Reading Guide: Two female leads, age gap, secret crush, unrequited love, bad ending. Warnings: 1. The age gap is really huge!!! 2. Unrequited love. 3. The “factory auntie” is married and has children, and her marriage is happy. 4. There are interactions with other men and women in the story, but no lines are crossed. Synopsis: That summer, Li Anshu went to work at her mother’s factory and met an “older woman” who took her breath away at first sight. The “older woman” was still as alluring as eve 272Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Short Story Collection: Two Heroines 【短篇小说合集双女主 A collection of short stories with two female leads, inspired by ideas I first came up with as early as elementary school. It includes stories set in modern, historical, fantasy, and Republican-era settings, with both happy and tragic endings. The title of each chapter basically gives you an idea of what it’s about. A word of warning: These are all things I wrote a long time ago, and some were ideas I came up with back in elementary school. I was going through an intense literary phase, and the 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Once Wanted to Spend My Life with Her 曾想与她一生 [Two female leads · top student ice queen vs. sweet, mischievous little bully · youth and school life · love grows over time · tragic romance · unhappy ending] If I’d known we would end up like this, I wouldn’t have become a good girl back then... 91Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 17 The Future of Time 时光的未来 [Two female leads + sweet and angsty romance + campus novel + university] Rebellious girl Wei Lai vs. aloof Wu Nian How long can you love someone? One year? Two years? Three? I have a secret I’ve never told anyone: I love someone, and I can’t forget her. “My name is Wei Lai. Do you think I still have a future?” “Of course. You’re my future.” “I’ve never thought of myself as a good person, and I’ve never loved this world. But after meeting you, I realized that you are my world.” [New writer. Enti 58Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 18 Help! My Cunning Older Sister Flirts with Me Until I Can't Breathe! 救命！被心机姐姐撩的喘不过气！ [Two heroines + a scheming big sister who is invincible when protecting her wife × a shy, adorable little sister + redemption + sweet angst] “So you were plotting against me from the very beginning, Sis!” “Oops~ You caught me~” A girl who had nearly been sold by her parents huddled in a corner, despairingly accepting her wretched fate as she waited for Death to come. A girl with a high ponytail stood backlit, shining brilliantly. When she glanced over, her eyes were full of salvation. Two young 23Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 19 My Master Has Fallen for the Mortal World 《师父她动了凡心》 My Master Has Given in to Mortal Desires 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Eleventh Moonlight 第十一步月光 [Cool, Top-Scoring Student x Sunny Art Student] [Heartbreak Warning / BE Warning / Youth / Coming of Age / Healing] Lin Wan was like a beam of sunlight that burst into Shen Shuyue's world without asking permission. They ate together and shared a warmth Shen Shuyue had never known... At the art festival, Lin Wan taught her to play the piano. The warmth of her fingertips passed to Shen Shuyue's. "Your hands were made to play piano. They're just a little too cold. Let me warm them up." Shen Shuyue' 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Your Highness, It's Been a Long Time 公主殿下，别来无恙啊 Unhinged × yandere Gu Yan was assigned as a companion to an unloved little princess, and personally raised her into a ruthless woman. Gu Yan thought that if the emperor hadn't killed the princess's entire family, she might have stayed by her side forever. But from now on, the royal family were all her enemies. Ye Hui couldn't understand. She had done exactly what her little companion wanted, so why was the girl leaving her? Four years later, she watched the returning general curl her lips into a 79Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 22 The Day the Wisteria Bloomed 那日紫藤花开 Before meeting Song Qing, Qi Cheng was just a bookworm. After meeting Song Qing, Qi Cheng became a timid bookworm. When it came to anything involving Song Qing, she was always timid. Song Qing was a very sunny person. Well... maybe. She lit up Qi Cheng's sixteenth year, but no matter what, she couldn't light up her own life... Everyone, this book is told from multiple perspectives, but always in the first person. Skipping around may make it hard to follow; you'll need to read it all to piec 22Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 23 She Was Buried When the Jasmine Bloomed 她葬在茉莉花期 Dual female leads · Ultimate bittersweet tragedy · Tortured romance and suspense A fatal tenderness about obsession and redemption. When the jasmine blooms, she sleeps forever. She leaves behind an unsent letter, a promise unfulfilled, and another woman searching for the truth for the rest of her life. If we can’t live together, then let’s leave together. She coughs up blood while brewing medicine for me, fills my bedside with jasmine, yet keeps me imprisoned. As the truth emerges with that unse 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Real Heiress Tormented Me Before Loving Me 穿书后，被真千金先虐后爱 (The rating has only just opened, so it will rise later.) [Two female leads + Real and fake heiresses] Liu Ningqing, the Liu family's true heiress. She was found and brought back to the Liu family at eighteen, only to be framed and bullied by the fake heiress. In the end, the Liu family threw her out, and she died homeless on the streets. Liu Ningqing was reborn, and now she wants revenge. Liu Ruoxi, the Liu family's fake heiress. Spoiled and overbearing, she is now at Liu Ningqing's mercy, wit 47Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 25 I'm So Unlucky, the Whole World Wants to Watch Me Get Bullied 倒霉到全世界都想看我被欺负 [Yuri / Mild Angst / Slightly Twisted / Everyone Is Evil / Yandere / Loli] As someone who'd been unlucky all my life, I used to think hitting the hard pity on every single draw was as bad as it could get. Then one day, something calling itself the "Bad Luck System" came looking for me. That's when I realized that hitting pity every time was nothing. "Once you bind with this System, your Luck stat will automatically drop by 520 points. From the moment you're bound, you'll have to be careful even 118Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 26 Insatiable 贪求无厌 [Two female leads] Taoist priestess and nine-tailed fox Not mutually exclusive In an era when humans and demons coexist, perhaps the world is simply unequal. “Look, that fox is pestering Senior Sister, the sect leader, again!” “Are you really that clueless? Senior Sister likes that fox!” Tang Zhi met a fox with bright, captivating eyes, and decided she wanted to keep her by her side forever. And that was exactly what she did, keeping the fox with her for more than two hundred years. Until one 132Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 27 The Making of a Movie Queen 影后缔造之路 [A coming-of-age story at its core] [Sweet and angsty × Both Pure] What role should you take in loving someone? What kind of happy ending could make up for all the hardships along the way? Song Jun: Deeply calculating, cold, and unpredictable, she is a ray of light in the darkness, protecting a small corner of peace. Lian Jing: Proud and strong-willed, though secretly afraid and insecure, she is an aloof beauty who works hard to grow stronger, one step at a time. Beneath the spotlight, Lian Jing 102Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 28 Don't Love Me, I'm Too Unhinged! 别爱我，太疯癫！ [Dual female leads]+ [No System, no transmigration]+ [Illness + imprisonment + madness + angst]+ [Fast-paced, no dragging] [This is a story about suffocating love] [In high school, Su Zhinian helped Zhou Yanzi when she was being bullied, and the two became best friends. Zhou Yanzi always saw her as her guiding light, but one confession changed everything. Zhou Yanzi wasn’t straight. When she confessed, she pushed that light away with her own hands…] I thought we’d never see each other again in 563Reads7.3Score10614d adds
- 29 In the End, You Never Loved Me 你最终还是没爱过我 “I told you, if the day ever comes when I have to die, I want to die by your sword. Sister Yun, kill me.” Two female leads, no male lead, bad ending, angsty story, fictional ancient setting. 292Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Quietly Facing South 安静朝南 [Lesbian romance + bittersweet coming-of-age fiction + two female leads + healing] An Jing, Jiang Chaonan This is a story about two girls. I never imagined my life would change because of you. You made my heart pound like I was on a roller coaster, planted roses all over my barren land, then set them all on fire. (Note: This story is told from An Jing's perspective. Their relationship has a sad ending, but their love does not!) 29Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 31 I Never Want to Meet You Again in My Next Life 下辈子再也不想遇见你 [A cool, aloof pillow princess × a lively, adorable top] [A little angst early on, but things gradually get sweet later, so relax and enjoy! Guaranteed sweetness. (All right, honestly, it doesn’t get that sweet.)] Two female leads, two female leads, two female leads. Important things need to be said three times. [“Lin Qing’an, do you even have a heart? Or let me put it this way: do you still love me?” Jiang Li went on and on, growing more agitated by the moment, as if she were finally venting al 350Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 32 Divorce Is Great, and I Couldn't Agree More 离婚挺好，我举双手赞成 Ling Rui was a dirt-poor office worker who died suddenly from overwork in her tiny, ten-square-meter rental apartment. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character with the same name who spent her days courting disaster. In the original story, the cannon fodder makes a scene at every turn and uses all kinds of schemes to marry the heroine. She’d even eat feces if it meant winning the heroine’s love. But the heroine only loves her white moo 377Reads5.9Score10814d adds
- 33 I Fell for a Girl 我喜欢上了一个女孩子 Two female leads, mutual salvation, love at first sight. This is a story that belongs to me, a story about her and me, a story about how I fell for her. She is someone important in my life, and it all began with a basketball. 70Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 34 Their Endless Summer 关于她们的无尽夏 [Looks like a gentle, universally adored sweetheart, but is actually cold and distant X Seems gentle and dependable, but is secretly gloomy and sensitive] That year, Xiao Yulu was a ray of sunshine that made no sense, shining into Zhao Jiameng's rain-soaked world. “Want to walk home together?” Warm golden light shone from the corners of her eyes and brows. Endless summer blooms carpeted the road home. In that moment, Zhao Jiameng suddenly felt that her fate would be entwined with this person's f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Am I the One You Love? 你爱的是我吗？ Dual female leads After finally overcoming her depression, Su Xin steps onto her university campus, filled with boundless hope for the life ahead. She hopes to find herself a sweet romance, but instead catches the eye of a crazy senior, who’s also a woman. From then on, she’s dragged against her will into a tangled substitute-love affair… (The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please read the story.) 376Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 36 In My Next Life, I'll Still Love You 下辈子，我还爱你 [Dual Heroines, Tragic Ending, Short Story, Skip if that's not for you] If Zuo Nan hadn't left Ye Xingxu alone that night, if Zuo Nan hadn't opened the diary, could their story have started over? The wind on the rooftop buffeted them until they could barely keep their footing. Carrying the red spider lilies Xingxu had left behind, Zuo Nan finally reached the moment when they could cast off the world's conventions and the rumors, and stay together forever. 297Reads8.2Score11114d adds
- 37 After Taking the Blame 替罪后 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.8kReads7.2Score10214d adds
- 38 I Became the Wicked Female Lead's Little Sidekick 我穿成恶毒女配的小跟班 [Two Female Leads + Pure Love + Dual Transmigration into a Book + System + Past and Present Lives + Redemption] Three people transmigrate into a book with Systems. The protagonist, Li Wen, transmigrates into the body of a minor sidekick in a wish-fulfillment novel. Her System is a low-end one that only hands out money. Her mission is to make the villainess, Song Enyi, cry. Every time Song Enyi cries, Li Wen gets 10,000 yuan. But whenever the villainess feels wronged, Li Wen tells her jokes to 101Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 39 Dreambane 斥梦 [Coming of Age + Dreams] [Detached and obsessive, with a sensitive heart × Gentle on the surface, smiling for everyone] She said they would journey through time together, fall together, and seek together. In the end, all they could do was forget together. Later, the pages curled at the corners, the blazing sun melted the snow, everyone who should have stayed left, and the dream she clung to could no longer be changed. Even if time crushes her life to pieces, she must remember her dream. 90Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 40 I'll Forget You When the Next Dawn Comes 我会忘记你，在下一个天明 Angst. Qi Jin × Yu Luo'an, who has depression. Two female leads. At the beginning of the story, the gears of fate began to turn. Qi Jin was irritable and sharp-tongued: “My intolerance for stupidity is acting up. You really are an idiot.” But the longer she spent with this quiet, fragile-looking girl, the less she could control where she looked. And so Qi Jin glimpsed the young woman’s secret and couldn’t help being kind to her, hoping she would be safe and happy. At the end of the story, Qi Jin 151Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 41 Young Master, Stop Tormenting Me! Your Wife Has Drawn Her Sword Again 少爷，别虐了，夫人又拔剑了 [Two female leads, tragic romance, 1x1 pairing, not a pure relationship, blinded by hatred, little sweetness] They say tormenting your wife feels good for a while, but chasing her afterward is like running to a crematorium. Wu Jun knows that all too well. The road to collecting on debts of love is a hard one. One careless move, and you lose both face and heart. Wu Jun: The Murong family owes my Wu family a blood debt. I’ll make you, Murong Xue, repay it. No matter how unwilling you are, you have 273Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 42 Chaoxun 朝循 Psychologist Xiao Zhuyun x patient Jiang Mian Realizing that her mental state is unhealthy, she actively cooperates with treatment. But one upheaval after another keeps dealing her devastating blows. Fortunately, she isn't alone. Someone is always there behind her. Whenever something happens, she stays by her side and helps her through it. Their repeated encounters: are they just coincidences? Or are they part of a carefully laid trap?… 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 You Were Never Someone I Should Have Loved 你本就是我不该爱的人啊 Two people who had nothing to do with each other became connected in countless ways after an accident. The gears of fate bound them tightly together. Gu Xingyi: “I'm sorry for all the pain I caused you back then.” Lu Lin: “No. It's because of what happened back then that we have what we have now, isn't it?” There's no System in the rest of the story. That was a mistake. A little angst. Angst first, then sweetness. 110Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Where Scars Grow Thick 疤痕丛生处 [Two heroines + captivity + happy ending] During a flower delivery, florist Wen Ruan offended Lin Yanqiu. To her shock, this powerful figure forcibly kept her by her side, leaving her no way to escape. 2.3kReads5.8Score19014d adds
- 45 Love at First Sight with Qingxin 一见清忻 A quiet, invisible girl x a sweet, sociable girl After being placed in different classes in high school, two girls with very different personalities had no reason to cross paths. Then, one day, a change of seats brought them together, and they began talking for the first time… Bai Xinxin and Ji Qingqing came up with the ship name “Love at First Qingxin.” Bai Xinxin: I’ll walk you to the school gate. I’ll walk you home. Ji Qingqing: My wish is to stay by Bai Xinxin’s side for many years to co 92Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 46 After the Breakup, Ms. Cheng Chases Her Wife Around the World 分手后，程女士你满世界追妻 (A remorseful chase + two female leads + angst) Xia Yimian got together with Cheng Jiabao when she was eighteen. Now, eight years later, she thought they could stay together forever. Until Cheng Jiabao’s beloved first love returned from overseas... There was no longer any place for Xia Yimian by Cheng Jiabao’s side. Later, Xia Yimian fell ill and hid away on her own. Cheng Jiabao regretted everything and searched for her everywhere. 2.3kReads7.1Score24914d adds
- 47 The Chosen One: The Fall 天之骄子：坠落 [Cool and aloof senior sister x ruthless, devilish master] [Naive Nan Xin pursues Nuoxi in a groveling romance; a sickly martial arts prodigy challenges her devilish master] “Why does he whip you?” “Because I won the competition.” Ever since Nuoxi discovered her master's secret, she hasn't known a moment's peace. She's either being punished or on her way to be punished. But she wants to stop her master. She wants to save the people being poisoned. Fortunately, Nan Xin is there with her. But th 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 After I Met You 和你相遇后 You are the brightest star in the galaxy of my life, forever shining. I draw back the curtain on a dream and wish for a lifetime of breathtaking beauty. Most lives are simple. In my simple life, meeting you made everything incredibly complicated. “Long time no see,” Xu Qingmeng said. “Y-yeah, long time no see.” It was such a simple sentence, yet Chen Xinghe still stumbled over it, unsure whether she was shocked or excited. Only later did she understand. “Maybe I should let the stars fall and s 101Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 49 Regrets Beneath the Radiant Heavens 昭天留憾 Under the vast heavens, nothing is ever complete. Everyone carries regrets. That is all. For some, revenge weighs on the first half of their lives. Some are victims of a war-torn era, with an imperfect childhood weighing on them for half their lives. Some spend half their lives hating the wrong person, drowning in a sea of love and resentment and losing their minds. Some yearn for freedom all their lives, yet remain trapped in the imperial palace, seated on the highest throne with cliffs all aro 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Mute Princess's Consort 哑驸 [Two female leads + no male lead + everyday life + political intrigue + woman disguised as a man + emotional and physical angst] In a nutshell: a kindhearted, softhearted, foolish princess and a scheming, mute consort Biluol has an ugly princess whom no one dares marry, even two years after coming of age. Then, a refined and distinguished mute top scholar suddenly appears, and the ruler of Biluol waves a hand and arranges their marriage. Only after the wedding does the princess discover that 626Reads8.7Score10114d adds
